Today Carly and I went to pay for our second trip. After that we went to Eminönü where I bought a pair of flats (black and white, though not as cool as my old ones) for 15 TL. Yes! I won the bet with my host family. Haha!
Also, I splurged (oh jeez..) and got myself a Besiktas jersey! I'd show you a photo of me in it, but Carly has my camera. Minor mix-up there, but I'll see her Saturday so it's no big deal.
Yeah, so I have this jersey. It's black and white vertical stripes, it has a "3" on the back, as well as "CANADIA" which is my nickname here. All in all, I adore it. My host family? Not so much. They're Fenerbahçe. Which is my other team. I support two (I know, scandalous!) but Fenerbahçe's colours aren't as nice on me. Navy blue and yellow stripes. I though about buying one of those since the colours of my soccer jerseys, in order of years are: Yellow, blue, yellow, blue, yellow. But I can't afford both and I have this one now.
So! It was a good day. Sunny. Hot. Uncomfortably hot, considdering I couldn't wear shorts and a tank top like I wanted (it's spring to these people, and I hate walking around in clothes that scream TOURIST!) so I was boiling. Carly (Kansas) was making fun of me. I suppose it's fair since I spent all winter making fun of everyone else. But oh goodness! This summer is going to kiiiiiiiilll me. Suddenly I'm not as excited for July.
-Maeghan
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14 years ago
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SO it was like 18 there and you were hot?? Didn't you come from the Hat, land of 42 degree summers?
It was a mildly humid 18 in the sun and I was in black jeans and walking up hills. And when I left the house it was cold!
Our thermometer thing would totally smile at the humidity here! PLUS. All the Turks are walking around in their coats still so to blend in I had to wear a sweater.
Dry hot is good. Wet, hazy, can't-see-the-other-side-through-the-thick-air-this-morning hot is not good.
Congratulations on finding and buying shoes!!! You rock.
xoxo
Mom
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*Domokun comes running in, flailing his arms frantically, then proceeding to jumping up and down so that his arm stubs keep flapping*
So I feel pretty terrible *flap flap flap in guilt* (I love arm stubs.) SO! My inner domokun will thus flap and flail towards the very last blog entry that I have read and slowly catch up...it may take several days, but domokun is determined! *flail flail flail means yes yes yes now* Now I am reminded of Potter Puppet Pals and how those puppet arms flail upon spinning. Hm. That would be cool too. *bother bother bother*
So. I will pick up my bothering and flailing self and travel back in time to March...I'll probably leave a master comment on this entry. *flailing away now*
How can you tell I'm feeling a bit not sane right now? (not sane sounds better than insane somehow)
Don't you wish there was a flying bus built especially for you so that you didn't have to worry about stupid transfers that took you around half the city before finally getting you home...either that or paying ridiculous prices for stupid taxis due to long periods of stalling in heavy traffic. Or! Better! A flying rug built especially for you and LSA? Oh, yikes, I might have to take that one actually.
GASP. Yesterday was your self-goal day for finishing the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. How did that go? Go positoovity!
OH! Before I forget, for my Spanish composition, I decided to write about James the Frog! (since Ms. Macgregor didn't give us a specific topic.) Yep. He was a peasant who became a supergenius from going to the library and reading (the books were his passion). But then, because he was so clever, he became really stuck up and looked down upon others. So, the villagers don't like him anymore and Maeghan (yes you) gives the suggestion that the villagers have to put him in his place! (Sí!) Savannah says that she knows a witch who can put a spell on him. The villagers love this idea so the witch comes along and introduces herself as Linda (me!). Basically, it goes, "Who are you?" (rather rudely. jerk.) "I'm a witch. I'm going to put a spell on you!" "Sure. And I'm a frog." POOF! "You are now!" (said I, happily. Then I fly far away on my broomstick, cackling.) As a frog, he realizes what a big jerk he's been and wishes that that evil girl (me) would turn him back. "Quiero a ser un humano otra vez!" he thinks. Then a golden ball hits him on the head as he's thinking this, sitting by a lake on a rock, and he lands in the lake. Sanders comes along (I didn't put her name in it though, since Ms. Macgregor doesn't really know her) and thanks him for finding her ball, kisses him and POOF! Human again! (Beauty and the beast...) It was love at first sight. "James! I love you!" exclaims Sanders. "Me too!" Egotistic much. Haha, no he goes on to say, "I mean, I love you too!" "Marry me!" orders Sanders. "Will you be mine?" he asks. "Yes!" and she faints from delight.
Heh. And I was translating this to a friend in Spanish class, and this Gr. 10 guy who was sitting nearby (extremely annoying this kid--molesto is the spanish word for annoying) says, "Linda! Linda's in love with James!" And he yells this too. Thanks kid.
Then he goes on to say, "Linda! Do you know what you're getting yourself to? No! James is a very bad person!"
*death glare*
Ms. Macgregor obviously heard (the whole class did, the kid is so loud) and she's like "WHAT?!" *imagine her eyes widening* She goes on to say that he's digging himself a hole as he continues on the subject.
Ho man.
When next time you take a picture and a guy stares at you like, "What do you think you're doing?" yell out, "I'm a freaking foreigner! Of course I'm going to take photos!"
I love holes in sidewalks! Especially when it's rainy and it's all mud.
I'm impressed by the tiled skyscrapers.
Thoroughly Modern Millie! Sitting on the blue velvet couch with Maeghan and listening to Show Off while Stockton rushes around in a rampage behind us!
I also hate when random people drive by and see me, then they lean out of their windows and yell out, "CHING CHONG CHANG!" You know, you're only making a fool of yourself by trying to speak Chinese. Seriously? Hopefully, the stupid people who poke fun of foreigners because of their own tiny brains won't bother you too much. Only puppets can bother me!
I'm a pioneer woman pal!
GASP I remember the bus blues that you, Kathl and Laura had recited to me once! And sitting in Safeway eating bread with spinach dip.
So I was chatting with some teachers at my school. Erinn the Canadian accidentally dropped a bad word, and (noting that I was present) began apologizing profusely.
"Don't worry about it," I chirped, "I'm legal in Saskatchewan."
Her jaw dropped. "You're nineteen?!"
Thanks for making Carly post!
Dude I wish it was warm weather here! Actually it was warm today. Apparently. I have... not been outside. And ho man, Linda!
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